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Tag: Animals in Scots

  • Haggis — Animals in Scots #29

    Hi All 👋 A nice simple one in honour of St Andrew’s Day — Haggis (haggis), or in Scots Gaelic: taigeis.

    Haggis in some other languages; Catalan: Haggis, Basque: Haggis, Danish: Haggis, Estonian: Haggis, French: Haggis, Icelandic: Haggis, Latvian: Haggis, English: Haggis, Swahili: Haggis. Even in Latin, haggis is haggis! Let’s face it, a haggis is a haggis, no matter where you are! Try saying haggis that many times after a whisky

    Haggis by Jez Braithwaite
    Haggis

    All the Scots words for these posts are taken from The Concise English-Scots Dictionary, by the Scottish National Dictionary Association. The words chosen will be the generally accepted term, but as in all languages there are regional variations, as well as sub-species variations. For example, an owl is generally known as a hoolet in Scots, but an ool in Shetland & the NE. A barn owl is a white hoolet & a long eared owl, a hornnie hoolet.

    With November and Animals in Scots coming to a close (which is good because I’ve run out of animal pictures), next month I’m collaborating with my wife, and doing a Random Things in Scots Month; so see you then!

    Hae a guid St Andrew’s Day???????

  • Coo — Animals in Scots #28

    Coo — Animals in Scots #28

    Hi All 👋 A nice easy one today! Coo (cow).

    Other names include: baist, beast, heefer (young cow/heifer), cuddoch. A horned cooo is a hornie, with crooked horns – crummie, with a white face – hawkie, and with a speckled face – fleckie.

    Coo by Jez Braithwaite
    Coo

    All the Scots words for these posts are taken from The Concise English-Scots Dictionary, by the Scottish National Dictionary Association. The words chosen will be the generally accepted term, but as in all languages there are regional variations, as well as sub-species variations. For example, an owl is generally known as a hoolet in Scots, but an ool in Shetland & the NE. A barn owl is a white hoolet & a long eared owl, a hornnie hoolet.

    Hae a guid day

  • Cheet — Animals in Scots #27

    Hi All 👋 Cheet (cat) is today’s Animals in Scots.

    Also known as a cheetie-pussy; an affectionate name is pussy-baudrons. Mew/Miaow is maw, miauve or piteously, waw.

    Mirror cat by Jez BraithwaiteAll the Scots words for these posts are taken from The Concise English-Scots Dictionary, by the Scottish National Dictionary Association. The words chosen will be the generally accepted term, but as in all languages there are regional variations, as well as sub-species variations. For example, an owl is generally known as a hoolet in Scots, but an ool in Shetland & the NE. A barn owl is a white hoolet & a long eared owl, a hornnie hoolet.
    Mirror cat

    All the Scots words for these posts are taken from The Concise English-Scots Dictionary, by the Scottish National Dictionary Association. The words chosen will be the generally accepted term, but as in all languages there are regional variations, as well as sub-species variations. For example, an owl is generally known as a hoolet in Scots, but an ool in Shetland & the NE. A barn owl is a white hoolet & a long eared owl, a hornnie hoolet.

    Hae a guid day

  • Jaikie — Animals in Scots #26

    Jaikie — Animals in Scots #26

    Hi All 👋 Today’s Animal in Scots is the Jaickie (jackdaw). Also called a kae.

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  • Gaislin — Animals in Scots #25

    Gaislin — Animals in Scots #25

    Hi All 👋 Following on from guse yesterday, the younger versions are gaislins (goslings).

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  • Guse — Animals in Scots #24

    Guse — Animals in Scots #24

    Hi All 👋 Guse (goose) is today’s Animal in Scots.

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  • Dug — Animal in Scots #23

    Dug — Animal in Scots #23

    Hi All 👋 A nice easy one today, dug (dog).

    Other names for mans best friend are dowg & hund. In the NE they’re known as bowf(er).

    Whilst on the subject of dugs, there are a lot of names for barking; as a verb — bouch, wow, youwf, yaff, youch. From a large dog, bowf. A surpressed bark, wowff. To bark rapidly is to yabbleAs a noun — bouch, yamph, wow, yowf, bowf. Low pitched is wowff and a sharp supressed bark is a whink.

    All the Scots words for these posts are taken from The Concise English-Scots Dictionary, by the Scottish National Dictionary Association. The words chosen will be the generally accepted term, but as in all languages there are regional variations, as well as sub-species variations. For example, an owl is generally known as a hoolet in Scots, but an ool in Shetland & the NE. A barn owl is a white hoolet & a long eared owl, a hornnie hoolet.

    Hae a guid day

  • Bumbee — Animals in Scots #22

    Bumbee — Animals in Scots #22

    Hi All 👋 Bumbee (bee) is today’s animal in Scots.

    There are many other names for the bee: bummer, bummie, droner, foggie, foggie toddler. A bee with red markings behind is a reid-arsie, a black and yellow striped is a gairie-bee, and a yellow, stingless is a cannie nannie.

    Bumbee by Jez Braithwaite
    Bumbee
    Drookit wee bumble by Jez Braithwaite
    Drookit wee bumbee

    All the Scots words for these posts are taken from The Concise English-Scots Dictionary, by the Scottish National Dictionary Association. The words chosen will be the generally accepted term, but as in all languages there are regional variations, as well as sub-species variations. For example, an owl is generally known as a hoolet in Scots, but an ool in Shetland & the NE. A barn owl is a white hoolet & a long eared owl, a hornnie hoolet.

    Hae a guid day

  • Butterie — Animals in Scots #21

    Butterie — Animals in Scots #21

    Hi All 👋 Today’s Animal in Scots is the butterie (butterfly).

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